Tourist numbers in London down 30%
David Cameron is giving upbeat press conferences about how well the Tube system is working despite the influx of 100,000 Olympic visitors. Transport for London say passenger numbers on the Tube on...
View ArticleDelivering Mass Sports Programmes
Promises, promises"There's a direct link between elite success and participation in sport”David Cameron 12 Aug 2012 read more
View ArticleHouse of Lords Note for Debate on 8 November: Olympic and Paralympic Games...
This Note provides background reading for the debate to be held on Thursday 8 November on:'the long-term legacy for the UK from the Olympic and Paralympic Games'The London 2012 Olympic Games took place...
View ArticleDemocratic deficit
The principal legacy of the Olympics, apart from the endless lying, seems to be they just stop people thinking. Now John Armitt has said infrastructure projects should follow the example of the...
View ArticleHonours even?
The New Year’s Honours list revealed interesting definitions of what it is to be heroic. Sports men and women like Wiggins, Ennis and Ainslie were granted top honours and Lord Coe became a Companion of...
View Articlea paralympic legacy
Peers are apparently keen to prevent appointment of fellow peer the Baroness Grey Thompson (of the £7500 aread more
View Articleto the manor born
About 400metres to the south of Eton Manor, this Old Etonian got his well-deserved reception a year ago this week.read more
View ArticleCrossrail and Olympics blacklisting disputes vindicated as MPs grill HR...
By Blacklist Support GroupCampaigners celebrated yesterday (Wed 18 Dec) claiming the bitter year long blacklisting dispute on Crossrail and protests at Olympics were totally vindicated following...
View Article2 years con
Britain’s Personal Best, which aimed to build on the Olympic Games by encouraging people to excel in athletic, educational or creative challenges. Given £997,960 in April 2013 by the Big Lottery Fund,...
View ArticleLearning from London: The other side of the Olympics - a film from Hamburg
A film by Hamburg filmmaker Marlene Wynants on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics - in English with German subtitlesread more
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